2011/2013 Academic Year Calendar
Winter 2012
January 8 Start of Winter Session - First day of classes
January 9 Last day for drop/add. Students on waitlists will be dropped at this time. Last day for refunds.
January 22 Last day to Withdraw from class. No class refunds. A “W” will appear on the transcript.
January 26 Last day of classes, Final exam day
January 29 Final grades due from faculty
Spring 2012
January 15 New faculty arrive
January 17-18 New faculty orientation
January 22-26 Student orientation week
January 22-27 Ongoing online Spring 2012 registration
January 23 Returning faculty on campus
January 29 Spring semester begins
February 2 Convocation (3:30pm - 5:00pm)
February 4 Prophet Muhammed's birthday - Holiday
February 5 Drop/Add for spring semester ends
February 13 President's Awards ceremony
February 18 Census day for spring semester
March 11 Summer 2012 course schedule available
March 18-22 Spring break - Holiday
March 20 Nawroz - Holiday (TBD)
March 25 Last day to withdraw with a "W" grade on transcript. Last day to file for May graduation
March 29 Deadline for incomplete grade paperwork from Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 semesters
March 31 Fall 2012 course schedule available
April 7-21 Early fall 2012 registration
April 28 Mujahidin Day - Holiday
May 6-13 Early registration for summer 2012
May 19 Spring classes end
May 20-23 Final exams for spring
May 24 Final grades due
May 26 Commencement Congratulations Class of 2012!
Summer 2012
May 27 - June 2 Summer 2012 registration
June 3 First summer session begins
June 5 Drop/Add for first summer session ends
June 10 Last day to withdraw with a W
July 5 Final Exams/End of first summer session
July 8 Final Grades from first summer session due
July 8 Second Summer session begins
July 10 Drop/Add for second summer session ends
July 15 Last day to withdraw with a W
July 20 Friday Ramadan (start) Holiday
August 9 Final Exams/End of Second Summer session
August 12 Final Grades from second summer session due
August 19-21 Eid-Ul-Fitr (Holiday)*
Fall 2012 (Proposed) - Classes Start Sunday, August 26
May 6-17 Sun-Thu / Registration through PowerCAMPUS (PC) for all continuing students for Fall 2012
August 18-19 Sat-Sun / Returning faculty on campus
August 19-21 Sun-Tue / Eid ul Fitr (Holiday) * (TBA)
August 19 Sun / Independence Day (Holiday)
August 12-30 Sun-Thu / Late Registration & Course Changes (PowerCAMPUS Self -Service Registration Fall 2012)
August 22-25 Wed, Thu, Sat / New Student Orientation week
August 23 Thu / New MBA Graduate Student Orientation Session
August 26 Sun / Classes Begin
August 26-30 Sun-Thu / Registration for auditing students/space available basis only
September 1 Sat / Last day for: drop/add, course changes, late registration
September 9 Sun / Ahmad Shah Massoud Day (Holiday)
September 19 Wed / Fall 2012 Census Day
October 11 Thu / President’s Honor Award ceremony for spring 2012 academic achievements
October 15 Mon / Last day to file for spring 2013 graduation
October 25 Thu / Arafat (Holiday)*
October 21-27 Sun-Sat / Eid ul Qurban/Fall Break (Holiday) * (TBA)
Oct 28-Dec 13 Sun-Thu / Registration through PowerCAMPUS Self-Service (PC) and payment of fees for Winter 2013
November 1 Thu / Deadline for incomplete grade(s) paperwork from spring & summer 2012 semesters to be completed
November 1 Thu / Early Spring 2013 course schedule available online
November 8 Thu / Deadline to withdraw from course(s) – MBA and UG
November 15 Thu / Deadline for Financial Aid forms for Spring 2013 semester
November 24 Sat / Ashura (Holiday)*
Nov 27-Dec 6 Sun-Thu / Registration through PowerCAMPUS Self-Service (PC) for all continuing students for Spring 2013
December 6 Thu / Last Day of UG and MBA Classes for regular courses
December 6 Thu / FSP Last Day of Classes & Final Exams
December 8-13 Sat-Thu / Semester Examinations
December 14 Fri / Deadline to submit final grades
December 15-31 Sat-Mon / Mid-Year Break (DRAFT)
Winter 2013 (Proposed)
January 6 Sun / First Day of Classes for Winter Session 2013
January 6 Sun / Closing date: late registration and course changes
January 16 Wed / Deadline for withdrawal (“W” grade on transcript)
January 23 Wed / End of Winter Session 2013 & Final Exams
January 24 Thu / Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) (Holiday)*
January 27 Sun / Deadline to submit final grades
January 15-16 Tue-Wed / New Faculty Orientation
January 20 Sun / Returning faculty on campus
January 20-24 Sun-Thu / Student Orientation Week
January 22-23 Tue-Wed / Registration & Placement Exams
Jan-Feb 22-2 Tue-Sat / Late Registration & Course Changes (PowerCAMPUS Self Service Registration Spring 2013)
January 24 Thu / Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) (Holiday)*
January 26 Sat / New Graduate Student Orientation Session
January 27 Sun / Classes Begin
Jan-Feb 27-3 Sun-Sun / Registration for auditing students/space available basis only
January 31 Thu / Convocation
February 3 Sun / Last day for drop/add, course changes, late registration closes
Feb 20 Wed / Spring 2013 Census Day
March 14 Thu / President’s Honor Award ceremony for academic achievement during fall 2012
March 17-23 Sun-Sat / Spring Break (Holiday) / Nowruz (New Year’s day)
March 21 Thu / Nowruz (Holiday)
March 25 Mon / Fall 2013 schedule available online
March 28 Thu / Deadline for incomplete grade(s) paperwork from fall 2012 and winter 2013 semesters to be completed
April - May 21-16 Sun-Thu / Registration through PowerCAMPUS Self Service (PC) for Summer and Fall 2013 for all continuing students
April 24 Wed / Deadline for Withdrawal – All Students
April 28 Sun / Mujahidin day (Holiday) TBA
May 9 Thu / Deadline: financial aid application for Fall 2013
May 18 Sat / Last Day of Classes for regular classes
May 19-23 Sun-Thu / Semester Examination for regular classes
May 24 Fri / Deadline to submit Final Grades
May 25 Sat / Commencement
May 26 Sun / Continuing summer 2103 online registration
June 2-3 Sun-Mon / Registration & Placement Exams
June 2-10 Sun-Mon / Late Registration & Course Changes
June 9 Sun / Classes begin for the first summer session
June 10 Mon / Last day for drop/add, course changes, late registration & payment without late fees for continuing students
June 19 Wed / Deadline for withdrawal from first summer session
June 19 Wed / Summer 2013 Census Day
July 9 Tue / Start of Ramadan* (Holiday) Tentative date
July 11 Thu / Final Exams/Last Day of Classes for first summer session classes
July 14 Sun / Final grades due for first summer session
July 14 Sun / Classes begin for second summer session
July 15 Mon / Last day for drop/add, course changes, late registration & payment without late fees for continuing students
July 24 Wed / Deadline for withdrawal from second summer session
July 25 Thu / Deadline to submit final grades
August 8 Thu / Eid-Ul-Fitr * (Holiday)
August 15 Thu / Final Exams/Last Day of Classes for second summer session classes
August 18 Sun / Final grades due for second summer session
August 19 Mon / Independence day (Holiday)
August 22-25 Regular Registration for Fall Semester
August 30-31 Eid ul Fitr - Holiday
September 1 Last day of Eid ul Fitr - Holiday
September 4 Fall semester begins
September 9 Ahmad Shah Massoud Day - Holiday
September 10 Drop/Add for fall semester ends
October 13 President’s Honor Award
October 15 Last day to withdraw with a W
October 15 Last day to file for graduation in December
November 1 Early spring 2012 course schedule available
November 5 Arafat - Holiday
November 6-8 Eid ul Qurban/Fall Break - Holiday
November 10-25 Early spring 2012 registration
November 15 Student Financial Aid applications due for 2012
December 5 6 Ashura - Holiday- Tuesday, December 6, 2011
December 17 Fall classes end
December 18-21 Final exams for fall
December 22 Fall grades due
December 25-29 Holiday